Dodge Avenger Complaints

3,172 consumer complaints on file.

#10825347February 10, 2016
ENGINE
THE HEATER IS BLOWING WARM AIR FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE BUT COLD AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID HE THINKS THE HEATER CORE IS BLOCKED. I HAVE LOOKED AT OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME EXACT SITUATION AND HAVE COME TO FIND THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT. MY PASSENGERS FREEZE AND THE FRONT WINDOW ONLY DEFROSTS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE AVERAGE COST TO REPAIR IS AROUND $1200 AND I DON'T THINK CAR OWNERS SHOULD HAVE TO PAY THAT KIND OF MONEY ON AN ISSUE THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I WOULD THINK THAT IT WOULD CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE IF CERTAIN PARTS ARE NOT RECEIVING COOLANT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10838345February 8, 2016
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
2010 DODGE AVENGER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM PROBLEMS. *SMD THE TIRE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824922February 8, 2016
POWER TRAIN
EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IT HAS HAD ISSUES WITH THE SHIFT POINTS. I WAS TOLD MULTIPLE TIMES BY HATCH DODGE IN SHOW LOW AZ THAT THE VEHICLE DIDN'T SHIFT RIGHT BECAUSE IT WAS LEARNING HOW I DROVE AND THAT IT WAS MY FAULT. WHEN THEY RE-FLASHED THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE THE SHIFT POINTS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY BACK TO STOCK CONDITION WHICH RESULTED IN VERY PREDICTABLE, SMOOTH SHIFTS. ONCE YOU HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE OVER 200-300 MILES THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO "RE-LEARN" YOUR DRIVING HABITS AND THE SHIFT POINTS OF THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BEGIN TO GET SPORADIC AGAIN. DODGE CORPORATE TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE NO FIX FOR THIS AND THAT AGAIN, IT WAS MY FAULT BECAUSE OF HOW I DROVE THE VEHICLE. OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS EITHER DRIVEN LIKE A HOT ROD OR VERY SLOWLY ALL THE TIME THAT THE SHIFT POINTS MAY BE CONSISTENT BUT WITH VARIABLE DRIVING HABITS (I.E. CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING) THE SHIFT POINTS WOULD ALSO VARY AND YOU CANNOT PREDICT THEM. I THINK THAT 2012 DODGE AVENGERS ALSO NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED ALONG WITH THE OTHER VEHICLES IN THIS CLASS SUCH AS THE DODGE CHARGER AND CHRYSLER 200 AS THEY CAME WITH THE SAME ENGINE/TRANSMISSION COMBO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824401February 5, 2016
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON DURING DRIVING THE VEHICLE. AFTER A FEW DAYS I TOOK IT TO A DODGE SERVICE, THEY SAID THE DRIVERS ACTIVE HEADREST & WIRING HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACE FOR ABOUT $700, THIS COULD CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO NOT DEPLOY IF IN AN ACCIDENT. I SAW THE RECALL FOR NON-DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS - NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V282000 AND WANTED TO KNOW WHY THIS RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THE ISSUE (APPEARS TO BE THE SAME AS WHAT I AM EXPERIENCING) WITH MY VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824269February 4, 2016
WHEELS
MY TIRES PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON A LOT EVEN AFTER HAVING THE TIRE PRESSURE FIXED. NOT SURE IF THIS IS NORMAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824027February 3, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER 2.4 CYLINDER. MY STARTER HAS BEEN REPLACING FOUR TIMES IN LESS THAN FORTY DAY TIME FRAME, YES THAT IS WHAT I SAID. THE CAR CUT OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE, FORTUNATE FOR ME AND ANOTHER ACCOUNT GRANDCHILD DIDN'T GET KILLED. DODGE-LAND OF COLUMBIA, SC MISS DIAGNOSED AND ENDANGERED ME AND ON ONE ACCOUNT MY THEN THREE YEAR OLD GRAND BABY, NOW FOUR AS OF FEB 2ND. I VOICED MY CONCERNS ASKED IF THEY CHECKED WIRING OR SEE IF SOMETHING ELECTRICAL; I SAID IT DOESN'T MAKE SINCE, SOMETHING IS SHORTING OR CAUSING THE STARTER TO BURN OUT, DID YOU'LL CHECK. DODGE-LAND SAID IT'S FIXED NOW YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY, GETTING ME TO ENTRUSTED IN WHAT THEY SAY AND BELIEVE, I DID. BILL REASSURED ME IT WAS FIXED SAID WE CHECKED IT, IT'S NOT WIRING, OR NOTHING ELSE, IT'S NOT ELECTRICAL, PMC IT'S YOUR STARTER, WE CHECKED IT EVERYTHING. BILL (SERVICE TECH) SAID IT WAS YOUR STARTER, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY WE FIXED IT. ( FOURTH TIME NOW) FOURTH TIME DODGE-LAND SAID CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT MODEL COMPUTER COMPONENT, MODULE, I WILL HAVE TO PAY A LITTLE OVER $800. TO HAVE IT REPLACED CHRYSLER WILL NOT REPLACE IT FOR FREE. (SAFETY RECALL) I AM OUTRAGED AND AMAZED, BECAUSE THAT IS AN OUTRIGHT SAFETY RECALL OR SHOULD BE. PLEASE HELP ME WITH MY PROBLEM. I HAVE PAPERS FROM DPDGE-LAND, IT HAS ALL MY PERSONAL INFORMATION ON THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823283January 31, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTOR IS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. GEARS WHEN OUR SHIFT INTO DRIVE OR PARK THE DASHBOARD. THE GEARS WILL NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE BUT THE CAR WILL TURN ON. BY READING OTHER COMPLAINTS IT'S BEEN A HAPPEN THING WITH DODGE AVENGERS 2010 AUTOMOBILES IT NEED TO BE ON RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823172January 29, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
I HAVE CONTINUOSLY BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES AND ROTORS, ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING, AND THE LOCK TO MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ISNT WORKING PROPERLY. I HAVE HAD MY BRAKES AND ROTORS REPAIRED THREE TIMES WITHIN A 4 MONTH TIME FRAME. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I DONT KNOW WHAT KIND OF MECHANICAL MELTDOWN THIS VEHICLE IS HAVING. BUT SOME NEEDS TO PROVIDE SOME ANSWERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822857January 28, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE 15 AMP FUSE WOULD CONTINUE TO BLOW OUT AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN SHUT DOWN MODE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822559January 27, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON DEC. 17 2015 BATTERY INDICATOR CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON FREDRICK IN ST JOSEPH MO THEN SHORTLY AFTER VOLTAGE LIGHT AND AIR BAG LIGHT CAME CAR LOST STEERING CONTROL AND POWER DRIVING HAD TO COAST CAR INTO PARKING LOT. TOWED CAR TO FIRESTONE CHANGED BATTERY LEFT FIRESTONE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN TOOK IT TO DODGE DEALER THEY DIAGNOSED AND SAID IT WAS THE PCM REGULATOR THAT CHARGES THE BATTERY WAS BAD. PCM IS BACK ORDERED OVER A HUNDRED UNITS. I'VE BEEN CHARGING CAR AT NIGHT FOR THE LAST 30 DAYS SO I COULD STILL USE CAR DUE TO DEALER NOT ABLE TO GIVE LOANER BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO WHEN THE PART WILL BE IN TO FIX CAR ISSUE. I FEAR THAT THIS IS A SAFETY RISK BECAUSE AT ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING THE CAR MAY LOOSE VOLTAGE AND I WILL LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. THIS IS THE ONLY CAR I HAVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822381January 26, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR 1-2-16 AND ALREADY HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH KEYLESS REMOTE, DOME LIGHTING, RADIO AND BLUE TOOTH NOT WORKING..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821773January 22, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND THE SADDLE TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821200January 20, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 60 MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN MY ETC LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH AND MY CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, MY CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MPH. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO GET IN A SAFETY LANE. I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED A FEW TIMES, I WAS VERY SCARED. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE THE PRODUCTION OF THIS VEHICLE. THERE ARE TONS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS VEHICLE, SOME OF THE VEHICLES HAVE LOW MILEAGE AND SOME DON'T. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN. I THINK CHRYSLER NEEDS TO OWN UP AND RECALL THIS THROTTLE BODY!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821038January 19, 2016
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO HEAT IN THE VEHICLE TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IN COLD WEATHER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATER CORE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820762January 18, 2016
POWER TRAIN
HEATER NOT WORKING. (65,000 MILES) TOOK THE CAR TO FIRESTONE, WHERE THEY DID A FLUSH WHICH DID NOT WORK AND TOLD ME TO TAKE TO THE DEALER AND REPLACE THE HEATER CORE. WHERE THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $2500 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE COOLANT SYSTEM (HEATER CORE, RADIATOR, OIL COOLER, THERMOSTAT, WATER PUMP). THE TECH ADVISED THERE WAS SOMETHING RESTRICTING FLOW THROUGH THE HEATER CORE. THERE IS A 100,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY ON THE CAR BUT THEY DO NOT AGREE THAT THE COOLANT SYSTEM THAT COOLS THE ENGINE (POWER TRAIN) SHOULD BE INCLUDED. WHERE DID THE SEDIMENT/SLUDGE COME FROM? POSSIBLY OIL CONTAMINATION FROM THE ENGINE (POWER TRAIN)? THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN NOTED IN NUMEROUS MODELS AND DODGE HAS RELEASED A STATEMENT TO THEIR TECHS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE COOLANT SYSTEM BECAUSE THEY KNOW SOMETHING THEY DID IS WRONG. THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEM GM HAD WITH DEX-COOL WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT BE BURDENED WITH THE FAILURES OF THE MANUFACTURER TO PROVIDE A QUALITY PRODUCT. I HOPE THIS MATTER IS TAKEN SERIOUSLY AS IT TRULY IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IF THE HEAT DOES NOT WORK IT IS NOT JUST UNCOMFORTABLE FOR THE DRIVER/PASSENGERS BUT IT WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD SINCE THE DEFROST/HEAT DOES NOT WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820210January 14, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT BRAKES OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE PER YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V009000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,827.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820228January 14, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HEATER NOT WORKING. (87,000 MILES) TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $2500 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE COOLANT SYSTEM (HEATER CORE, RADIATOR, OIL COOLER, THERMOSTAT, WATER PUMP). THE TECH ADVISED THERE WAS SOMETHING RESTRICTING FLOW THROUGH THE HEATER CORE. THERE IS A 100,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY ON THE CAR BUT THEY DO NOT AGREE THAT THE COOLANT SYSTEM THAT COOLS THE ENGINE (POWER TRAIN) SHOULD BE INCLUDED. WHERE DID THE SEDIMENT/SLUDGE COME FROM? POSSIBLY OIL CONTAMINATION FROM THE ENGINE (POWER TRAIN)? THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN NOTED IN NUMEROUS MODELS AND DODGE HAS RELEASED A STATEMENT TO THEIR TECHS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE COOLANT SYSTEM BECAUSE THEY KNOW SOMETHING THEY DID IS WRONG. THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEM GM HAD WITH DEX-COOL WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT BE BURDENED WITH THE FAILURES OF THE MANUFACTURER TO PROVIDE A QUALITY PRODUCT. I HOPE THIS MATTER IS TAKEN SERIOUSLY AS IT TRULY IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IF THE HEAT DOES NOT WORK IT IS NOT JUST UNCOMFORTABLE FOR THE DRIVER/PASSENGERS BUT IT WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD SINCE THE DEFROST/HEAT DOES NOT WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819506January 11, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ETC WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE ETC WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818980January 8, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE BATTERY TERMINAL JUMP BOX CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,322.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819101January 8, 2016
POWER TRAIN
SINCE DAY ONE I HAVE BEEN HAVING WITH MY 2013 DODGE AVENGER SHIFTING ROUGH, CONSTANTLY SHUDDERRING, AND CLUNKING THE DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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